Wheel with elastic spokes.



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WHEEL WITH ELAsTIc sPoKEs.y

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.LPPLIATIVION FILED MARl 2B, 100.

il llllllilllillllilli WHEEL WITH ELASTIG SIKES.

APPIIOATION FILED M'AB. 22, 1900.

I claim 1nd desire to secure by Letti `the rim. of spokes made each ol v ends to the hub part el' tlle rln and to the hul.) in the lollewinpr manner. in

the extremity oi enel) end 30 is welded :L mass 33 pio vided with a hollow 24 wherein are intredueed Iintl riveted the ends el spring blades loi-mini:r on eyelot the latter is hooked to n ereillor projection 36 inode integral with the rin 37 on the hub and is engaged between the said circulo-r prejei-tioi'i om] a. projection 38 having the lern] ol a horse .shoe also inode integral with the rim or with the lluli. A plate 4l) irs applied against the projection 38 in order to reeover the whole' and is kept in place by a serew 4 l.

Having now Iully descrilierl niy seid invention7 what l.tent i: 1. In u velielewheel the combien with thi mib and 4 ports one whereof heing secured to the said rim`an. ne other to (he hill), of a solid tubular elastic body interposed between the said parts of the spokes und means for rigidly keeping; the two parts of the spoke,l in line, substantially as und for the purpose set forth.

2. 1n aveliirlo wheel thv combination with the hub and the rim, of spokes made meh oi two parl-s respectively se cured to the hub und'tlnrinhva tube secured n1.' one of its the spokehoi' a plug closing the other 01rd of thel said lube und adapted lo `S-lide on the ri-m part. oi' the spoke a wnsher secured to the end ot that latter port 0i the spoke :1nd n rubber Hleevrd'he Walls whereof nre tepel-ini: towards the ends, this rubber sleeve being nrranged en the rim parc oi the spoke between the wald washer and the sind tube closing,r plug,r substonthilly as und fol-the purpose deseribed.

il. ln a vehicle wheel the combination with the hub alli] a rigid rim, of spokes made of two parte slidlngly engaged willi one another and se'eured respectively to the huh and to the rim, of elastic sleeves interposed between these pai-Is und a sleeve arranged at the fretlonni contact places' of l'lie two ports of the spoke and provided with holes conA mining graphite lubriontlm,r pastlls substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

i ln zi vehicle wheel the combination with the huh und n rugid rim of elastic.fipokeb` n mde each of two parts islidngly secured oneto the other, one of these parts being/se cured to [he hub and the other being lprovided it lts outer end with n block secured to. that part of the spoke, of :i serien ol' spring plates bent in nn eyeletv shape and secured to the snid block, el ai circular projection arranged on the riin und adapted to be engaged by the said eyelet, of u borse shoe 'shaped projection mndeintegrol with the rim und surrounding the said circular projection at a certain.

distance apart, of :l plate covering the circular projection,

the eyelet and the horse shoe `.shaped projection nud moans' for securing.;- the said plate in place substantially asr'and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my'hand in presence of two witnesses.

PIERRE LAMURIG. l Witnesses: 

